Lockheed Martin‘s Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™ “Fly Light” flight control systems and industry-leading mobile Ground Control Station (mGCS) software. The increased automation allows operators to focus on executing the mission, rather than flying various aircraft.
Category Archives: Control Stations & Remote Video Terminals
AR Drone Demos Armband Control
Parrot AR Drone just published this video of a demonstration of a futuristic piloting mode with the next Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy product from Thalmic Labs. Continue reading
QinetiQ Targets Single Control Solution for Unmanned Systems
QinetiQ North America is aiming to undertake a live demonstration of its Unmanned Platform Common Control System before the end of 2014.
RTI Expands UCS Application Marketplace with Key DDS Product Line
Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time distributed infrastructure software company, has released extensive support for the Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Control Segment (UCS) vision. Continue reading
US Navy Builds Mission Control Centre for Maritime UAS Operations in Jacksonville, Florida
U.S. Navy officials plan to build a mission-control complex for unmanned maritime patrol aircraft at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Fla. The complex will provide command and control for the Navy’s future fleet of Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $39M US Air Force Contract for MQ-9 Control Station Upgrades
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been awarded a $39,455,726 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the MQ-9 Technology Insertion Technical Solution. This contract action will modify MQ-9 Block 5, Ground Control Station (GCS) Block 30 and GCS Block 50 as required to enable integration and testing of the Tech Insertion capability. Continue reading
Israeli Industry Develops Unmanned Systems Network
Israel’s defence industry is working on a networked system that will enable joint operations of unmanned air systems, unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned maritime systems (UMS). Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Management of Varied Unmanned Aircraft from One Integrated Control System
During a recent demonstration at NAVAIR, Lockheed Martin monitored and controlled multiple types of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from one integrated command and control (C2) system. Continue reading